In a social media-loving era, when many entertainers try to control the narrative by posting their stories on various platforms, Grammy award-winning entertainer Buju Banton has taken things a few steps further. Mark Myrie is editing his own...
As Profiles in History, the world’s largest auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia, prepares for a two-day auction of James Bond souvenirs on Thursday and Friday, many 007 fans across the globe are taking strolls down memory lane. Among them are a...
An event utilising a slick play on words is set to unfold in the virtual space on Wednesday, November 11, and for those involved, it is a dream come true. Organised by the Jamaica Legion Poppy Appeal, the Veterans for Veterans concert will see...
Saxophonist Conrad ‘Sax Melody’ Pinnock, like many out-of-work musicians in the COVID-19 era, is adapting to the almost clichéd ‘new normal’ and he isn’t shy to talk about the fact that right now he is a kept man. In fact, he heaps praises on his...
The entertainment fraternity is in mourning following the death on Sunday of musician, Dalton Browne at the University Hospital of the West Indies. The 64-year-old musician had undergone a quadruple bypass surgery on Thursday, and family,...
The long-awaited date for the interment of the body of reggae legend Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert at National Heroes Park in Kingston was announced on the weekend. Toots will be laid to rest on Sunday, November 15, exactly one month after a...
In the world of musical achievements, a Billboard plaque is considered the barometer of international success, right next to the Holy Grail – the Grammy Award. Little wonder then that it is much sought after by record companies, artistes, producers...
Richard ‘Richie Mac’ McDonald, a former member of the popular seventies reggae group Chosen Few, passed away on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. President of the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes and Affiliates (JAVAA) Frankie Campbell...
Jamaican cinematographer Nile Saulter takes comfort in the fact that the local film industry is generally heading in what he calls “a beautiful direction”. The 34-year-old director, editor, and founding member of New Caribbean Cinema is on the cusp...
Godfrey ‘Bobby’ Anderson, the son of late, great, reggae singer and songwriter Bob Andy, said his father often used a line of American singer Frank Sinatra’s popular song My Way to describe his life’s journey. “My father would say that ‘like ole...
Ever since the passing of reggae pioneer Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, various members of his family and the entertainment fraternity have paid heartfelt tribute to the legend on multiple platforms. The most recent comes from his granddaughter,...
Music analyst Clyde McKenzie says the messaging of coronavirus (COVID-19) campaigns, both locally and globally, needs to be examined. This amid uproar over Buju Banton’s denouncement on social media of mask-wearing as one of the protocols...
Ever since the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), often referred to simply as the Recording Academy, announced the January 31, 2021 date for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, the music industry has been waiting impatiently for...
Mr Boombastic, Shaggy, has completed another trip around the sun, and the reggae and dancehall artiste is less concerned with ageing and more focused on longevity and the fact that he has found his purpose. In a recent interview with The Gleaner,...
For those who don’t know exactly what it means to be a water-baptised, Holy Ghost-filled, Zionist singer, the latest album, Jerusalem, by Kukudoo, the gospel artiste, gives a fairly good idea. Known for his signature revivalist style and his “Hai...
The fact that National Heroes Day 2020 falls on the same day as the birthday of reggae legend Peter Tosh is a coincidence which is certainly not lost on those in his inner circle, and they have translated that into a call for the ‘Steppin Razor’’s...
The family of reggae icon Toots Hibbert has labelled the events which unfolded at Dovecot Memorial Gardens on Thursday October 15, as “unfortunate” and have expressed pleasure that the Bam Bam singer will be interred at the National Heroes Park in...
Gospel singer Jenieve Hibbert-Bailey, daughter of music icon ‘Toots’ Hibbert, is praising God for what she terms “answered prayers” after her father’s funeral had to be abandoned yesterday because the burial order could not be found. The...
The cover of ‘Toots’ Hibbert’s funeral programme declared that the Hibbert family was “celebrating the life of a legend”, but in reality, there was little to indicate the legendary status of the man for whose life few had gathered to give thanks....
Doreen Hibbert, the widow of music legend Toots Hibbert has confirmed that Dovecot Memorial Gardens in St Catherine is the place where the reggae star will be interred this morning. That will follow a private thanksgiving service without any...
She’s most famous for being a dancer and a fashionista, and her rich legacy in the dancehall is as much about her dance moves and costumes as it is about her lifestyle, which was drenched with heaping tablespoons of the savoury and exotic. And, two...
The executive producer of Carib Life ATL, the new reality series to make its debut in the fall, had always preferred to be known simply by his moniker, Bware. And yes, it is definitely because he had something to hide. As a dancehall selector who...
A fabulous half-century in show business is being celebrated this year by Jamaica’s pre-eminent popular band, Fab 5, and theirs has been a journey marked by monumental highs, an enduring legacy and fascinating anecdotes. The passing of American...
The death of Barry O’Hare on September 19 sent shock waves throughout the music industry, especially since many persons were not even aware that the multitalented music and audio engineer had been hospitalised. On Friday, members of the music...
Amid suggestions from annoyed fans that COVID-19 should just be named the next villain, MGM, Universal announced that the highly anticipated Bond flick, No Time To Die, would not be released on November 25 as promised. A statement posted to their...
